Failed to Defeat Sassuolo, Juventus Failed to Move Como 1907

JAKARTA - Sassuolo managed to stop Juventus' pace and force a 1-1 draw in the Italian Serie A match at the Allianz Stadium, Turin, Sunday, March 22, 2026 WIB. Juve also failed to move Como 1907 who are in the Champions League zone.

Sassuolo almost lost because defender Jay Idzes was declared handball while fighting for the ball with striker Dusan Vlahovic. Idzes did not mean to hit the ball with his arm during an aerial duel with Vlahovic.

However, the referee then reviewed the incident via VAR. As a result, the captain of the Indonesian national team was declared to have handball and the referee pointed to the white spot. However, Manuel Locatelli's execution was very weak and could be read by goalkeeper Arijanet Muric. No wonder Muric was able to catch the ball from Locatelli's kick.

The failure of the penalty in the 87th minute made Juve fail to conquer Sassuolo because the match ended in a draw 1-1. The result was clearly a loss for the Bianconeri who played at home. They not only lost points in a home match that ended in failure to enter the Champions League zone.

Yes, Juve still ranks fifth and can only match the points of Como 1907 who ranks fourth. Both teams have 54 points. However, Como, who will host Pisa, tonight, has a goal difference.

Meanwhile, Sassuolo secured a position in the middle of the table. Getting an extra point, Fabio Grosso's team rose one strip by occupying the 10th position. They have 39 points or the same as Udinese, but Sassuolo has a goal difference.

The success of scoring points when facing one of the strong teams in the Italian League makes Grosso feel satisfied. Moreover, the team showed a fighting spirit to match Juve's game after two defeats against Lazio and Milan. Even though they were behind first, I Neroverdi were able to rise to equalize the score.

"We tried hard to face this match. Especially after we went through difficult weeks [because of the defeat] and still tried to play at the highest level. We were also a little lucky to be able to bring home an important point," Grosso said as quoted by the club's website.

"We are aware of facing a strong opponent. Therefore, I instruct the players not to slack off and continue to fight until the end. And they were able to defend it so that we reap the results," he said again.

In that match, Sassuolo was able to give resistance even though they were playing at home. Even Idzes who also came up to help the attack threatened Juve's goal. But his header was still wide.

Juve themselves began to dominate the game, creating a number of opportunities. After several failures, Juve finally broke the deadlock when young midfielder Kenan Yildiz broke into the Sassuolo goal in the 14th minute. The Turkish national team player welcomed an assist from Francisco Conceicao, which gave Juve a 1-0 lead.

Juve also became more aggressive in pressing the Sassuolo defense. The attack of La Vecchia Signora also forced Idzes et al. to work hard. At least, Idzes made eight sweeps which showed that he was completely uncompromising when defending the Sassuolo defense.

However, Juve almost increased the lead when Pierre Kalulu got the chance to score. Fortunately, his header was still wide so that the score of 1-0 for Luciano Spalletti's team lasted until the first half ended.

Entering the second half, Sassuolo tried to rise. Their attack was able to complicate the home team's defense. Although it failed, Sassuolo did not take long to break into the Juve goal.

In the 52nd minute, midfielder Domenico Berardi gave a neat pass to Andrea Pinamonti. Despite being guarded by a Juve player, Pinamonti's shot successfully defeated goalkeeper Mattia Perin. The score was even 1-1.

Juve actually had the opportunity to return to the lead when they were awarded a penalty due to Idzes' handball in the penalty box towards the end of the match.

Idzes himself was tasked with escorting Vlahovic who played for the first time after being absent since November 2025. However, when fighting for the ball in an aerial duel with Vlahovic, his arm was said to have touched the ball so the referee pointed out the point after watching it through VAR.

Unfortunately, Locatelli's execution failed after being stopped by Muric. The score remained 1-1 for both teams who defended until the end of the match.